Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
अस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे शंभो मणिश्रव णभूषणे । संध्यां स्नानं जपं होमं वेदाध्ययनमुत्तमम् । तर्पण पिंडदानं च देवतानां च पूजनम्
asmiṃstīrthavare śaṃbho maṇiśrava ṇabhūṣaṇe | saṃdhyāṃ snānaṃ japaṃ homaṃ vedādhyayanamuttamam | tarpaṇa piṃḍadānaṃ ca devatānāṃ ca pūjanam
Neste excelente tīrtha, ó Śambhu, em (o lugar chamado) Maṇiśravaṇa-bhūṣaṇa, realizem-se os ritos de sandhyā, o banho, o japa, o homa, o nobre estudo dos Vedas, o tarpaṇa, a oferta de piṇḍas e o culto às divindades.
Viṣṇu (continuation)
Tirtha: Maṇiśravaṇa-bhūṣaṇa
Type: ghat
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa audience (sages/pilgrims-instruction context)
Scene: A ritual-rich scene at a Kāśī tīrtha: priests and pilgrims perform sandhyā by the river, some bathing, others chanting japa, a small homa fire, a scholar reciting Veda, and families offering tarpaṇa and piṇḍas; nearby, devatā shrines receive flowers and lamps.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas sanctify daily dharma—worship, study, and offerings become especially potent when done in sacred geography.
An eminent Kāśī tīrtha associated with the epithet Maṇiśravaṇa-bhūṣaṇa, within the Māṇikarṇikā-centered narrative.
Sandhyā, snāna, japa, homa, Veda-adhyayana, tarpaṇa, piṇḍa-dāna, and devatā-pūjā.